# Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight

**Author:** Rey Terciero
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2023
**Page count:** 243
**Genre:** Middle Grade Graphic Novel
**ISBN-13:** `9781250795489`
**ISBN-10:** `1250795486`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/dona-quixote-rise-of-the-knight
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Middle-schooler by day, monster hunter by knight: in this graphic-novel reimagining of Don Quixote, a Mexican American girl discovers a family legacy of fighting monsters and sets out on a funny, action-packed quest. Illustrated by Monica M. Magaña. Selected for the 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (grades 3-6), chosen annually by the Texas Library Association.

## Themes

- identity
- courage
- family
- humor

## Content notes

- fantasy peril

## Where this book is assigned

### Texas Bluebonnet Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)

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